An excavator exposes an unmarked duct bank. What is the next step?
Correct Answer
D) Stop affected excavation, protect the utility, notify responsible parties, and verify location.
Unexpected utilities require stop-work, protection, notification, and verification.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Unexpected utilities require stop-work, protection, notification, and verification.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Pull it aside with the bucket
In site construction, Pull it aside with the bucket. is the wrong selection for Utility strike near miss: it points to Pull it aside with the bucket. but.
Option B: Apply bury it quickly to the utility strike near miss condition
The trap in B is Bury it quickly. That selection is wrong because it answers the Utility strike near miss prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option C: Select continue at full speed for utility strike near miss
Choice C gives Continue at full speed. Its specific error: it leaves out the controlling Utility strike near miss result: Stop affected excavation, protect the utility, notify responsible parties, and verify location.
Memory Technique
Use the phrase "problem, control, result" for utility strike near miss; the result side is Stop affected excavation, protect the utility, notify responsible parties, and verify location.
Reference Hint
Open Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011; use by topic index - site construction fallback to confirm that Unexpected utilities require stop-work, protection, notification, and verification.
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